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Synthesis and properties of epoxy/TiO 2 composite materials
Author(s) -
Huang K. S.,
Nien Y. H.,
Chen J. S.,
Shieh T. R.,
Chen J. W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.20173
Subject(s) - epoxy , materials science , composite material , composite number , mixing (physics) , water resistance , physics , quantum mechanics
Epoxy/TiO 2 composites were prepared by solution mixture method, in which epoxy resin and nano‐TiO 2 liquid were mixed in the presence of methyl isobutylketone. According to the experimental results, hydrogen bonds can be formed by mixing TiO 2 particles and epoxy resin. The SEM analysis suggests that TiO 2 particles are uniformly distributed within the material, while some silver streaks occur at the surface of materials. Besides, thermo‐resistance and mechanical property of materials are found to improve with the addition of TiO 2 , but degrades if the nano‐TiO 2 is the excess of 3%. Furthermore, these properties can be improved with the increasing concentration of methyl isobutylketone. POLYM. COMPOS., 27:195–200, 2006. © 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers.